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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-31 MHz General coverage
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) - 160-10 + 6m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 300, CW: 450 W ? 200 W max

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
?
Weight 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X KENWOOD-TS-000990S